Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Melide today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Melide at 3AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Melide. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
77 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:21PM3.14m | 7:43AM2.84m | 8:00PM2.88m | 8:21AM2.66m | 8:40PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.23m | 1:44PM0.37m | 2:09AM0.46m | 2:25PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 72 | 51 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 8 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
12 | 12 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | S 3 |
77 | 119 | 120 | 101 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 64 | 57 | 114 | 104 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 49 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 414 | 274 | 212 | 45 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 188 | 43 | 45 | 176 | 45 |
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